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Impact Grant: Transforming Healthcare Through Mentorship


Impact Grant: Transforming Healthcare Through Mentorship

Impact Grant: Transforming Healthcare Through Mentorship

Devoted to Healing. Driven by Service.

At Carlow University, we believe healthcare is more than a profession—it’s a calling to serve, heal, and create lasting change. Through a $2.6 million HRSA-funded initiative, we are training Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) to provide compassionate, high-quality care in medically underserved communities. Rooted in Carlow’s longstanding values of Mercy Service, this program strengthens the local healthcare workforce while advancing equity in care access.

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Mentor the Next Generation

Carlow’s preceptor program offers experienced healthcare professionals a unique opportunity to guide and inspire future nurse practitioners. Preceptors play a vital role in preparing students to lead with empathy, navigate healthcare challenges, and address social determinants of health. With hands-on training in primary care, substance use disorders, women’s health, and telehealth, students graduate ready to make an immediate impact.

This is more than mentorship—it’s a partnership in building a stronger, more compassionate healthcare system. Join us in shaping the future of nursing and improving the well-being of our communities.

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With the funding received, Carlow has supported:

32

clinical partner sites in medically underserved areas

19

Federally Qualified Health Center Partners (FQHC)

4

Graduates hired by FQHCs in Pittsburgh

For Students

Why Apply? 

  • Increase the number of nurse practitioners (NPs), trained to serve urban underserved populations.
  • Increase the diversity of the nursing workforce to better address the needs of the populations they serve by recruiting and supporting students and faculty, including those from diverse populations.
  • Build & expand academic-clinical partnerships to create experiential learning opportunities.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate a commitment to providing care to medically underserved populations and interest in working with a diverse population of patients.
  • Commit to one year of working and learning in a FQHC or an assignment designated by the Clinical Coordinator.
  • Fulfill academic and professional standards of the FNP role during the training in return for tuition assistance.

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For Preceptors

Why Participate?

  • Help to educate a new generation of nurse practitioners (NPs) trained to provide care to underserved urban and rural populations.
  • Lead on-site instruction in the field, helping students better understand how social determinants of health affect healthcare needs.
  • HRSA funded stipend awarded to preceptors per your organization protocol, up to $500/student per semester.

Requirements

  • Board certified NP, MD, or DO.
  • Experience or interest in providing primary care to medically underserved areas.
  • A passion for preparing students to excel in communication, social justice, and ethics in their practice.
  • Dedication to providing respectful and empathetic care, in the Carlow tradition.

To apply, contact


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